By Tyler Wright
A pre-Winter Solstice evening of enchanting music is coming to Emerald on Friday 17 June.
Andy White, Belgrave local and Belfast-born singer-songwriter, will support Kavisha Mazzella, Australian composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist and choir leader at the Gem Theatre.
Kavisha, who has won an ARIA Award for Best World Music Album, draws Mediterranean, gypsy and Celtic influences.
Andy White released in 1995 released an album, Altitude with Tim Finn (Split Enz) and Liam Ó Maonlaí ( Hothouse
Flowers), who recorded as ALT.
Andy said he is looking forward to playing close to home.
“I ended up producing a record of Kavisha’s which is called Riturnella… which I recorded here in my studio…I’m sure she’ll be playing songs from it,” Andy said.
“It’s a really beautiful record of updated versions of very ancient Italian folk songs, but they’re absolutely exciting and romantic and dramatic.”
“Since I came across from Ireland, I’ve written and recorded so many songs and albums, and produced albums here; so I’m very drawn to it and I think [the Dandenong Ranges] is a really creative place, and I’ve taken the recordings and albums all around the world, and they started off here. So it’s a special place for me.”
The Gem Theatre is located at 19 Kilvington Dr, Emerald VIC 3782, and the event will start at 8:00pm.
Tickets are available from Eventbrite.
The event has been organised by Graham Beal (and colleagues), a long time presenter at Community Radio 3MDR.
